Athenaeum Club

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London club gentlemen's club private members' club

The Athenaeum Club is a prestigious private members’ club in London, historically associated with leading figures in the arts, sciences, literature, and public life.

Aliases (2)

Athenaeum Club, London ×2
Travellers Club, London ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	London club → gentlemen's club → private members' club →
buildingCompletedIn	1830 →
country	United Kingdom →
foundedBy	John Wilson Croker →
foundedIn	1824 →
hasAdmissionCriterion	distinction in arts → distinction in literature → distinction in public service → distinction in sciences →
hasArchitect	Decimus Burton →
hasArchitecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture →
hasCollection	art collection → extensive library →
hasDiningFacilities	yes →
hasDressCode	yes →
hasFeature	frieze based on the Parthenon marbles → prominent Doric portico → statue of Athena on the parapet →
hasMotto	"Consilium et Convivium" →
hasPurpose	social meeting place for distinguished professionals →
hasWebsite	https://www.athenaeumclub.co.uk/ →
historicallyAssociatedWith	arts → literature → public life → sciences →
locatedIn	City of Westminster → London → Pall Mall →
membershipType	by election → private →
namedAfter	Athena → Athenaeum (temple of Athena) in ancient Rome →
near	Reform Club → Travellers Club →
notableMember	Arthur Conan Doyle → Charles Darwin → Charles Dickens → James Clerk Maxwell → John Stuart Mill → Lord Kelvin → Michael Faraday → T. S. Eliot → Thomas Huxley → William Makepeace Thackeray → Winston Churchill →
overlooks	The Mall, London →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
St James's ("Athenaeum Club, London") →	contains
Piccadilly →	hasLandmark
Pall Mall, London →	hasNotableBuilding
Reform Club, London ("Athenaeum Club, London") →	near
Charles Barry ("Travellers Club, London") →	notableWork